| Exploding joke item | 19 |
| Exploding in anger | 18 |
| Exploding cigar sound | 21 |
| Exploding at a departure? | 25 |
| Exploding ammo? | 15 |
| Explodes, to a kid | 18 |
| Explodes with rage | 18 |
| Explodes in anger | 17 |
| Explodes | 8 |
| Exploder at Eniwetok: 1952 | 26 |
| Exploded, with "off" | 30 |
| Exploded, in a sense | 20 |
| Exploded, as a tire | 19 |
| Exploded stars | 14 |
| Exploded | 8 |
| Explode, so to speak | 20 |
| Explode, in a way | 17 |
| Explode, as a volcano | 21 |
| Explode, as a bomb | 18 |
| Explode, as a balloon | 21 |
| Explode, and words needed to complete the four starred answers | 62 |
| Explode with violence | 21 |
| Explode with suddenness | 23 |
| Explode violently | 17 |
| Explode like a puffball | 23 |
| Explode | 7 |
| Explicitly | 10 |
| Explicit; clear | 15 |
| Explicit tabloid? | 17 |
| Explicit stuff | 14 |
| Explicit meaning | 16 |
| Explicit | 8 |
| Explicatory words | 17 |
| Expletives in Essen | 19 |
| Expletives | 10 |
| Expletive replacements | 22 |
| Expletive replacement | 21 |
| Expletive in a Schulz comic | 27 |
| Expletive from The Fonz | 23 |
| Expletive from Cathy or Bill the Cat | 36 |
| Expletive from Beaver Cleaver | 29 |
| Expletive for Major Hoople | 26 |
| Expletive expressing doubt | 26 |
| Expletive exhibiting exasperation | 33 |
| Expletive deleted | 17 |
| Expletive coverer | 17 |
| Expletive | 9 |
| Explanatory words | 17 |
| Explanatory tool | 16 |
| Explanatory text additions | 26 |
| Explanatory phrase | 18 |
| Explanatory notes | 17 |
| Explanatory note | 16 |
| Explanatory material | 20 |
| Explanatory lead-in | 19 |
| Explanatory intro | 17 |
| Explanatory information about this puzzle is revealed by reading these in the clues | 83 |
| Explanatory essay | 17 |
| Explanatory drawing | 19 |
| Explanatory comment | 19 |
| Explanatory chart | 17 |
| Explanatory book | 16 |
| Explanatory bit of Latin | 24 |
| Explanations to get you off the hook | 36 |
| Explanations for some shots | 27 |
| Explanations | 12 |
| Explanation that doesn't explain anything, informally | 57 |
| Explanation starter | 19 |
| Explanation seeker's query | 30 |
| Explanation request | 19 |
| Explanation preceder | 20 |
| Explanation or sleekness | 24 |
| Explanation of this puzzle's theme ... | 42 |
| Explanation of principles | 25 |
| Explanation of golf's popularity (Part 1) | 45 |
| Explanation introducer | 22 |
| Explanation from the ump | 24 |
| Explanation from one who doesn't care for anal sex? | 55 |
| Explanation for why some pillows do weird things? | 49 |
| Explanation for what happened at Chappaquiddick? | 48 |
| Explanation for an interception? | 32 |
| Explanation follower | 20 |
| Explanation at a Hawaiian gift shop? | 36 |
| Explanation | 11 |
| Explana-tory info | 17 |
| Explains, with "up" | 29 |
| Explains in detail | 18 |
| Explains | 8 |
| Explaining explicitly | 21 |
| Explainer, of a sort | 20 |
| Explainer's words | 21 |
| Explainer's phrase | 22 |
| Explainer's intro | 21 |
| Explained thoroughly | 20 |
| Explained beforehand | 20 |
| Explained away | 14 |
| Explained a word's meaning | 30 |
| Explained | 9 |
| Explain, with ''out'' | 37 |
| Explain, in a way | 17 |